Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 97 Chapter 97

"Yeah, we're having some issues with the lighting." I explained as Lindey made her way over to the scaffolding where Hayden was working.

"This technician isn't even wearing a safety harness. That's incredibly dangerous-safety should always come first," Lindey said, slipping effortlessly into her role as RiverwaveCorp chairman's wife. Actually, Hayden had been wearing a harness earlier, but he took it off when he came down. He only climbed back up for a quick fix, which was why he wasn't strapped in.

"Noted. We'll definitely keep that in mind," I replied, then called out to Hayden, "What are you doing up there without a harness? Get down now."

Surprisingly, Hayden didn't argue. He climbed down right away. "My bad. I'll be more careful from now on. Won't happen again," he admitted.

The way he said it, like a kid owning up to a mistake. It made me feel like I'd been too harsh, like I was picking on him.

Lindey turned to him and said, "Safety isn't just a rule-it's to protect yourself. You have a responsibility to take care of yourself. Only when you value yourself can you truly care for others, right?"

Lindey might not be running the show at the company anymore, but as the chairman's wife, she still got plenty of wisdom and life lessons to dish out.

But for some reason, her words didn't sit right with me.

"Yes, Mrs. Johnston," Hayden said, his tone all polite and proper.

"You all worked hard this morning, so I brought lunch. Go ahead and eat," Lindey's voice softened, taking on this nurturing, almost motherly vibe.

Hayden thanked her, then headed off to grab some food.

Lindey watched him, then said, "He seems

was basically dismissing Hayden as nothing more than a "blue-collar worker". Last

hit me why Lindey showed up today. She must've heard something from Jace and decided to check out

view. "He's in charge of the entire

way higher up the social ladder, just gave me

Let's go to the office and eat while we chat,"

wanting to turn her

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to the office, the chauffeur had already laid out the food.

sure this wasn't the same food Demi and

I said, trying to sound

had to go through all this trouble," Lindey said, motioning for me to sit down. "Hurry and eat before

be

*Slow

fast

I said, matching

lying-after so many years with the Johnstons, I'd gotten used to this kind of

happy when I went along with it,

and Jace?" Lindey finally asked, her

paused, mid-bite, and